W3C Web Accessibility Initiative


This page contains material related to a presentation at the Web Accessibility Best Practices Evaluation Training in Sankt Augustin, Germany on 25 October, 2005, as part of the WAI-TIES Project (WAI - Training, Implementation, Education, Support). It is not intended to stand-alone; rather, it is primarily provided as reference material for participants in the training.

Scope of Training and Materials: This one-day training focused on select topics that were particularly suited to the circumstances of this specific training session. It did not to cover all aspects of evaluating Web accessibility, and did not cover all Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 checkpoints.
No Endorsement or Recommendation of Evaluation Tools: W3C/WAI does not endorse Web accessibility evaluation tools and does not recommend one tool over another. Some tools were listed, demonstrated, and used in activities in this training. Mention of a specific tool does not imply endorsement nor recommendation. WAI does provide a comprehensive list of Evaluation, Repair, and Transformation Tools for Web Content Accessibility.


Evaluating Forms

Andrew Arch, Vision Australia - Accessibility Information Solutions

Last updated: 1 November 2005

Introduction

Issues for People With Disabilities #1

Issues for People With Disabilities #2

Issues for People With Disabilities #3

Issues for People With Disabilities #4

WCAG 1.0 Checkpoints - Forms

Forms Accessibility - Follow the Rules #1

Form Rules - Label Positioning
Form Field Type Label Placement
Text/Edit Field Top/Left of the form field
Select Menus/Combo Boxes Top/Left of the form field
Check Boxes Right of the check box
Radio Button Right of the radio button
Submit Button label is the Value attribute

Forms Accessibility - Follow the Rules #2

Forms Accessibility - Follow the Rules #3

Other forms issues

Tip: Place the compulsory field indicator ["*"] adjacent to the label, not adjacent to the form field
Leave a space between the label and the "*" (or a screen reader may not understand - the form label may be spelt as the combination is unpronounacable)

Testing forms for accessibility #1

Testing forms for accessibility #2

Testing forms for accessibility #3